Huajun Investments Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 194

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Huajun Investments Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 194 Hearing dates: 27 November 2018 Date of orders: 28 November 2018 Decision date: 29 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [55] Catchwords: JOINDER – application for joinder – statutory tests – whether issues proposed to be raised by applicant for joinder likely to be sufficiently addressed – public interest – joinder ordered Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 8.15 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 39A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 36.17 Cases Cited: Al Maha Pty Ltd v Huajun Investments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 245 Avalon Beach Property Pty Limited ACN 609856224 as Trustee for the Avalon Beach Property Trust v Northern Beaches Council [2017] NSWLEC 130 Hardie Holdings Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council [2010] NSWLEC 11 Huajun Investments Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council [2018] NSWLEC 1087 M.H. Earthmoving Pty Ltd v Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 101 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Limited v North Sydney Council and Director-General of the Department of Planning (2007) 159 LGERA 361; [2007] NSWLEC 802 Newcastle Muslim Association v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 13 Suh v Liverpool City Council [2016] NSWLEC 25; (2016) 216 LGERA 84 Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 161 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Huajun Investments Pty Ltd (Applicant) City of Canada Bay Council (Respondent) Al Maha Pty Ltd (Applicant for Joinder) Representation: Counsel: P Tomasetti SC with J Doyle (Applicant) S Kondilios, solicitor (Respondent) J Lazarus (Applicant for Joinder)